irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to do someone in; to bump someone off
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; period; class
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm